Cue Exposure Training for Overweight Children

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Cue Exposure Training for Overweight Children

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01796340
• Other study ID #: METC 13-2-009
• Secondary ID: NWO
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 20, 2013
• Last updated: October 13, 2015
• Start date: January 2014
• Est. completion date: October 2014

Study information

• Verified date: October 2014
• Source: Maastricht University Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Netherlands: The Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO)
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary objective of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of two intensive two-session trainings, the conventional psycho-education and food cue exposure, on eating in the absence of hunger, binge eating and Body Mass Index (BMI) change in overweight/ obese children.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 14
• Est. completion date: October 2014
• Est. primary completion date: October 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 12 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being a patient in the Maastricht University Medical Center COACH unit for obese children and adolescents.

• Overweight, according to the sex and age specific cut-off point for overweight in children, as defined by Cole and colleagues (2000).

• Age: 12 - 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not being overweight (anymore, due to weight loss)

• Not able to speak and/or write Dutch

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Basic Science

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Obesity
• Overweight

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Food cue exposure
Participants will be exposed to several kinds of their favorite food. The aim of this exposure is to increase the food cravings as much as possible.
• Psycho-education
General information about nutrients, calories, exercise and the energy balance will be provided. In addition, psychological problems that accompany overweight will be discussed.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Netherlands	Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+)	Maastricht	Limburg

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Maastricht University Medical Center	Maastricht University, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Netherlands, 

References & Publications (6)

Boutelle KN, Zucker NL, Peterson CB, Rydell SA, Cafri G, Harnack L. Two novel treatments to reduce overeating in overweight children: a randomized controlled trial. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2011 Dec;79(6):759-71. doi: 10.1037/a0025713. — View Citation

Jansen A, Broekmate J, Heymans M. Cue-exposure vs self-control in the treatment of binge eating: a pilot study. Behav Res Ther. 1992 May;30(3):235-41. — View Citation

Jansen A, Van den Hout MA, De Loof C, Zandbergen J, Griez E. A case of bulimia successfully treated by cue exposure. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 1989 Dec;20(4):327-32. — View Citation

Jansen A. A learning model of binge eating: cue reactivity and cue exposure. Behav Res Ther. 1998 Mar;36(3):257-72. Review. — View Citation

Martinez-Mallén E, Castro-Fornieles J, Lázaro L, Moreno E, Morer A, Font E, Julien J, Vila M, Toro J. Cue exposure in the treatment of resistant adolescent bulimia nervosa. Int J Eat Disord. 2007 Nov;40(7):596-601. — View Citation

Toro J, Cervera M, Feliu MH, Garriga N, Jou M, Martinez E, Toro E. Cue exposure in the treatment of resistant bulimia nervosa. Int J Eat Disord. 2003 Sep;34(2):227-34. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Self-reported expectation and evaluation of intervention		2 - 3 months	No
Primary	Eating in the absence of hunger	Self-reported & behaviourally measured eating in the absence of hunger	2 - 3 months	No
Primary	Binge eating	Self-reported binge eating	2 - 3 months	No
Secondary	Cue reactivity	Reactivity to food related cues, measured by food cravings and salivary responses	2 - 3 months	No
Secondary	Self-control and self-esteem	Self-reported self-control and self-esteem	2 - 3 months	No
Secondary	Dietary restraint, and eating, weight and shape concerns	Self-reported dietary restraint, and eating, weight and shape concerns	2 - 3 months	No
Secondary	BMI change	Body Mass Index change	2 - 3 months	No